NYYM State of Society Report 2014

 

Published in Advance Reports and the Yearbook in 2015

For the State of Society report this year the constituent meetings of New York Yearly Meeting were asked to use the guidelines set forth in the current edition of our Faith & Practice which recommends “a searching self-examination” by the meeting and its members. Unlike in the recent past no queries were suggested. Twenty-four meetings responded in various ways and several common themes emerged.

visit to orchard park

Met with OPMM Friends for dinner Friday night.  Let retreat on Sense of the Meeting Saturday day, for OPFM and for Friends from four other FSRM meetings.  About 20 participated.  Friends were well engaged and enthusiastic about the retreat.  Then met with OPFM Friends on Sunday after worship to help them discern how best to use a bequest left to them.  Gave them a place to start that process.